Azure, a comprehensive cloud platform, offers over 200 products and services for developing, testing, deploying, and managing applications in an integrated environment. This series of articles focuses on five essential cloud tasks for Azure developers: configuring and deploying virtual machines, developing and deploying serverless Azure Functions, deploying static websites, managing containerized applications using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and automating infrastructure deployment with Azure DevOps. Azure Virtual Machines provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for applications requiring complete control, while Azure Functions offer a serverless model that scales automatically, focusing on business logic without infrastructure management. Static websites are efficiently deployed using Azure App Service and Azure Static Web Apps, benefiting from reduced latency through content delivery networks. AKS supports various use cases, from containerizing existing applications to deploying microservices and machine learning models, with flexibility in deployment methods. Azure DevOps integrates with CI/CD pipelines to automate the building and deployment process, enabling rapid application updates and resource scaling in response to customer demands.